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Purported AI-Manipulated Videos of Cypriot Officials Circulated in Fraud

Scammers circulated AI-manipulated videos of Cypriot officials to endorse fraudulent financial platforms. Several individuals suffered significant financial losses as a result of the investment scam.

first report
12 May 2025
last update
12 May 2025

Timeline · 1

  1. 12 May 2025Purported AI-Manipulated Videos of Cypriot Officials Circulated in Alleged Investment Fraud

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2025-05-12

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
dates
happened 12 May 2025 · first reported 12 May 2025
origin
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record
confidence 0.90 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Purported AI-Manipulated Videos of Cypriot Officials Circulated in Fraud

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/purported-ai-manipulated-videos-of-cypriot-officials-circula · AIR-2025-0139 · closed 2025-05-26

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-05-12
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers circulated AI-manipulated videos of Cypriot officials to endorse fraudulent financial platforms. Several individuals suffered significant financial losses as a result of the investment scam.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-05-12: Purported AI-Manipulated Videos of Cypriot Officials Circulated in Alleged Investment Fraud (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1063)

## Sources

- 2025-05-12 AI Incident Database: Purported AI-Manipulated Videos of Cypriot Officials Circulated in Alleged Investment Fraud https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1063

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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